Sihlenga, KwaZulu-Natal
IFP leads the vote
Council seats
Seat allocation unavailable.The vote breakdown is below.
Combined ballot votes
Combined ballot votes
| Party / entry | Candidate | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | — | 33 991 | 80,3266 |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | — | 8 219 | 19,4229 |
| INDEPENDENTS | — | 106 | 0,2505 |
42316 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.
How the vote changed
Ward + municipal PR votes by election
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| Election | Party | Votes | Vote share (%) | Valid ballot total | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 33 991 | 80,3266 | 42 316 | Reported |
| 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 8 219 | 19,4229 | 42 316 | Reported |
Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.
History data & sources
Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.
The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.
- All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
- Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
- Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
Ward results
Browse wardsWards in uMhlabuyalingana
12 wards
| Ward | Election | Party / entry | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 1 167 | 71,5512 |
| Ward 1 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 464 | 28,4488 |
| Ward 2 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 339 | 84,1058 |
| Ward 2 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 525 | 13,2242 |
| Ward 3 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 2 947 | 77,3491 |
| Ward 3 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 863 | 22,6509 |
| Ward 4 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 470 | 80,6789 |
| Ward 4 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 831 | 19,3211 |
| Ward 5 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 1 962 | 83,7746 |
| Ward 5 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 380 | 16,2254 |
| Ward 6 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 352 | 87,6798 |
| Ward 6 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 471 | 12,3202 |
| Ward 7 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 198 | 81,2706 |
| Ward 7 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 737 | 18,7294 |
| Ward 8 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 985 | 83,9478 |
| Ward 8 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 762 | 16,0522 |
| Ward 9 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 2 046 | 78,7529 |
| Ward 9 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 552 | 21,2471 |
| Ward 10 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 2 299 | 75,2783 |
| Ward 10 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 755 | 24,7217 |
| Ward 11 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 3 357 | 79,7198 |
| Ward 11 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 854 | 20,2802 |
| Ward 12 | 2 000 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 2 869 | 73,6775 |
| Ward 12 | 2 000 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 1 025 | 26,3225 |
The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.
Sources & result details
IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 14:56 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:59 SAST
Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.
Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.
Ward vs PR ballots
Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.
The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.
PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.
Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.
Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.
IEC guide to council seatsThe council results cover all of uMhlabuyalingana. Ward results include areas outside Sihlenga.
This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.
Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2000.
Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.